The Latvian national broadcaster has announced that 96 songs have been submitted to the selection committee this year. Latvia’s representative for Eurovision 2025 will once again be chosen through the national final “Supernova 2025”.
This year, 96 songs were submitted to the Latvian national broadcaster (LTV) in hopes of representing Latvia at Eurovision 2025. The number of submissions has decreased by 12 compared to last year’s 108 entries, continuing a downward trend from 2023 when 121 songs were submitted.
The songs will now be evaluated by a committee from the Latvian national broadcaster. These committee members will select the participants for the Latvian national final “Supernova 2025”. This format has been used to choose Latvia’s Eurovision representatives since 2015.
Selection Process and Criteria for Supernova 2025
The juries have announced the criteria they’re looking for in both the song and the performer for the upcoming Eurovision:
- Originality.
- Message.
- Alignment with modern market trends.
- Potential of the song and contestant to compete in the international pop music market.
- Vocal abilities of the representative.
- Personality and previous achievements in the industry.
- Potential for future success.
Agnese Štrause-Kubiljna, Head of the Entertainment and Documentary Content Editorial Department of Latvian Television (LTV), stated:
“Although the number of applications has not increased, the competition promises to be splendid and fierce. Among the participants there is a wide spectrum of talents, representing various genres of music – from already known names to brand new talents. The show promises to be a real musical adventure! In addition, this year there are more surprises than ever before, proving that the Eurovision Song Contest is a unique opportunity to appeal to a huge audience around the world!”
Potential Comeback: Citi Zēni’s Return to Eurovision?
The Latvian boy band Citi Zēni, who represented Latvia in Eurovision 2022, is expected to compete in this year’s national final. The band posted a hint on their X and Instagram accounts suggesting a potential participation in the Latvian Eurovision national selection “Supernova 2025” with the hashtag “Eurovision 2025“.
We can now confirm that the band will indeed participate in the national selection after the Euromix team contacted the band’s managers, who confirmed their participation in the Latvian selection process and their attempt to return to Eurovision!
Latvia in Eurovision 2024
Dons represented Latvia at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Hollow.” The song was chosen in the national finals after winning the title “Song of the Year.” In the grand final, it finished 16th with 64 points, which included 36 points from the juries (placing it 15th) and 28 points from the public (placing it 16th).
Latvia’s qualification for the final comes after seven years of failing to advance from the semi-final stage. Since the introduction of the semi-final system, the country has qualified for the grand final only four other times: in 2005, 2008, 2015, and 2016.
Source: lsm.lv
Eurovision 2025: This will be Lavia’s 25th participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Latvia joined the competition in 2000 and achieved its best result in 2001 when singer Marie N reached first place with the song “I Wanna.”
